Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s):
Daniel Hewitt

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
01
May
1991

ISBN: 9781451847291

Econometric results from an analysis of the determinants of military expenditure in 125 countries during 1972-88 are presented. The dependent variable is the ratio of military expenditure to GDP; included among the...

ISBN: 9781451982107

While production of ICT equipment plays a subordinate role for economic growth in most of these countries, they do benefit from capital deepening arising from falling prices of ICT equipment. Adapting established g...

Publication Date:
01
April
2008

ISBN: 9781451869712

This paper reviews some broad principles of fiscal coverage, building on cross-country experience. It discusses the level of coverage that would be appropriate to conduct good quality fiscal analysis, while strikin...

Author(s):
International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
01
October
1997

ISBN: 9781451945102

World economic growth continued at about 4 percent in 1996 for the third successive year (Figure 1). Activity picked up in a number of industrial countries, while growth resumed in those developing countries...